FB09-042 has arrived.
It announces the finalizing of the new rule regarding the yearly four month closure (Jan 1 to April 30) of the area in the Northern Gulf NMFS is now calling “The Edges”
NOAA ANNOUNCES THE FOUR MONTH CLOSURE OF “THE EDGES” TO PROTECT GAG AND OTHER GROUPERS DURING SPAWNING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
NOAA Fisheries Service published a final rule implementating new regulations closing the area known as “The Edges” in the Gulf of Mexico from January 1 through April 30. The final rule published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2009 (74 FR 30001).
The boundaries of this new closed area are as follows:
- NW Corner: 28° 51′ N / 85° 16′ W
- NE Corner: 28° 51′ N / 85° 04′ W
- SW Corner: 28° 14′ N / 84° 54′ W
- SE Corner: 28° 14′ N / 84° 42′ W
Full text of this Fishery Bulletin is here in pdf format.